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Year 1: Plants

This list consists of lesson plans, activities and interactive resources to support the teaching of plants in Year One. It contains tips on using the resources, suggestions for further use and background subject knowledge. Possible misconceptions are highlighted so that teachers may plan lessons to facilitate correct conceptual understanding. Designed to support the new curriculum programme of study it aims to cover many of the requirements for knowledge and understanding and working scientifically. The statutory requirements are that children are taught to:

• identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees

• identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.

Visit the primary science webpage to access all lists.

Parts of a Plant and Their Functions *suitable for home teaching*

Quality Assured Category: Science Publisher: Science & Plants for Schools (SAPS)

A range of activities are provided which help to familiarise learners with the basic parts of a plant, including growing plants from seed and making models of a plant. Many cards, such as matching pairs, loop cards, taboo, splat, bingo are also included, to identify any misconceptions and develop understanding. Making a model of a plant will help children become more familiar with the main parts of plant. Try asking them to create different kinds of plants such as: garden plants, wild plants, vegetables and trees. This will help them to see the great variety of plants and could lead to a great plant display of all kinds of plants.

Grow Sunflowers, Make Plant Pots *suitable for home teaching*

Quality Assured Category: Science Publisher: National Non-Food Crops Centre

What could be nicer than growing sunflowers, the seeds are nice and big for little fingers and the plants grow well and can be measured each week, which is  a lovely link to mathematics.

Try observe the seeds and predicting what they may be and if they are living or non-living. Seeds could then be planted in Spring and children could make observations each week by drawing what they see. Many children think that to be alive something must move, observing the seeds as they grow into plants may help children see that even though the seeds did not move they are alive and just 'dormant' awaiting the conditions for growth.

Link to literacy by reading the story of The Sunflower as a class.

Seeds and Plant Growth Discovery Pack

Quality Assured Category: Science Publisher: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) - UKRI

A wealth of activities relating to seeds and plants, use them in a pick and mix way depending on your requirements.

The  Eating Plants activity sheet is a great way of ensuring children see that vegetables are plants. Children may think that vegetables are 'vegetables' and not part of the plant kingdom. Children could observe the vegetable plants and identify which part of the plant we eat. This activity could lead to children growing their own vegetables. Radishes are quick to grow and a great favourite of Peter Rabbit. Lettuce, carrots, beans or peas are also all great fun to grow with children.

The  Sunflower jigsaw  reinforces the main parts of a plant. Children can colour, cut out, re-order, stick back together and label the mixed up diagram of the parts of a sunflower.

Fun with Flowers lets children develop their observational skills whilst they learn about different flowers. Children could count the number of petals on different flowers and record this data.

Plants *suitable for home teaching*

Quality Assured Category: Science Publisher: Wildscreen ARK (previously ARKive)

Use slides 1-7 of the presentation to introduce children to the main parts of plants. This could be followed up by a visit to a garden to find and identify flowering plants. One idea could be to take some photographs and have children label them back in class showing the different parts of the plant.

The first page of the worksheet asks children to label and colour the parts of a flowering plant.

Woodland Trust

Lots of ideas and resources for identifying plants and animals in local habitats.

Education Pack: Trees - Vital Statistics, Describing and Measuring Trees

Quality Assured Category: Science Publisher: Open Air Laboratories (OPAL)

Lots of activities linked to trees including:

Leaf bingo  – match leaves to their descriptions

Leaf identification  - use a guide to help identify leaves

Measuring trees  – take a bark rubbing, measure a tree and calculate its age

Canopy area  - measure the tree canopy area

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Year 1 Science Printable Worksheets

From sorting and using materials to labelling parts of the human body, our year 1 science worksheets will help your budding little scientist develop their science skills and knowledge. Covering all the core topics, including living things, seasonal changes, everyday materials, and more, you will be sure to find a year 1 science worksheet to suit your child’s needs. 

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Evergreen and deciduous trees

This fun unscramble the letters activity can be used to support your lessons about trees! Children fill in the missing letters to the names of the evergreen and deciduous trees. They use the word bank to help them.

Explain and label the parts of a tree

A fun activity for children to write a sentence about each part of a tree and its function and then label the parts of a tree. This resource can be used to support your lessons on plants!

Cloze activity - Parts of a tree

This cloze activity focuses on the different parts of a tree and asks children to fill in the missing words from the word bank.

Identify trees

Children are asked to write the names of each tree under the correct picture.

Identify flowering plants

Children are asked to write the names of each flowering plant under the correct picture. This worksheet can also be used when going on a scavenger hunt!

Parts of a plant matching

This science worksheet for year 1 students asks them to draw a line to match the parts of a plant to the pictures.

What do plants need?

Children draw a line to connect all the things a plant needs to survive and grow.

Label the parts of a tree

This colourful worksheet shows the different parts of the tree. Students label each part correctly by writing the correct word on the lines provided. It's a great way to practice with the names of tree parts.

Spelling List - Flowers

Spelling is important because it aids in both reading and writing. This spelling worksheet includes the names of 12 flowers. Students learn the spellings and firstly put them in alphabetical order. They are then asked to choose a flower from the list and draw a picture of it.

Spelling List - Fruit

Spelling is important because it aids in both reading and writing. This spelling worksheet includes the names of 12 fruits. Students learn the spelling and firstly put them in alphabetical order. They are then asked to choose a fruit from the list and draw a picture of it in the box.

Plant Questions

Year 1 Science - Unit 1B Growing plants.

Word and picture matching - Flowers

Naming vegetables

Naming fruits

Plants worksheet

Fruit or vegetable?

Year 1 Science - Unit 1B Growing plants. This primary resource asks children to label pictures as 'fruit' or 'vegetable'.

Naming plants we can eat

Year 1 Science - Plants. Children are asked to name each fruit and colour the seeds. They are then asked to draw their own picture of a pear, banana, and orange.

Which foods come from plants?

Year 1 Science - Unit 1B Growing plants. Students look at the different foods and write them in the correct box depending on whether they come from a plant or not.

Flower, vegetable, fruit or tree?

Year 1 Science - Plants. Children learn the names of different flowers, fruits, vegetables and trees and write them in the correct box.

Plants we can eat

This sorting activity teaches children which plants we can eat and whether they are a fruit or a vegetable.

Cloze activity - Plants

This cloze activity asks children to fill in the missing words about plants to complete the sentences.

Growing plants questions

Year 1 Science - Children answer questions about plants and underline the correct answer to complete each sentence.

Year 1 Science - Plants. This worksheet asks children to fill in the missing words, name some different flowers, unscramble the letters and then colour the picture.

Stems and leaves

Children fill in the missing words to complete the first activity. They are then asked to label a diagram of a plant using a word bank to help them.

Parts of a plant - Leaves (information sheet)

This information sheet has some interesting facts about leaves that children can use in their studies.

Parts of a plant - Stems and leaves (information sheet 1)

This information sheet on stems and leaves can be used to help children with their studies.

Parts of a plant - Roots (information sheet)

This information sheet has some interesting facts about roots that children can use in their studies.

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Our year 1 science worksheets will help your child sort everyday materials, identify and name a variety of common animals, observe and describe weather associated with the seasons as they complete activities that have them matching, labelling and colouring.     

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Printable worksheets are a great way to enhance creativity and improve a child’s knowledge. Help your child learn more about Year 1 Science with this great selection of worksheets designed to help children succeed.

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Year 1 plants.

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Knowledge and Understanding

Statutory requirements, notes and guidance, ks1 - working scientifically, identifying bulbs and seeds worksheet free, outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a007.

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• National Curriculum
• Key learning

Learning objective

I can match bulbs and seeds to fully-grown plants.

Children learn that bulbs and seeds can grow into mature plants. They match 5 trees and plants to their bulbs or seeds in a cut and stick activity. They identify whether they are looking at a bulb or a seed.

• ks1w4 : identifying and classifying
• 1a2 : Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees

Identifying garden plants Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a001.

I can identify some common garden plants.

Children use a word bank and pictures to identify 9 common garden plants. They think about ways of grouping the plants, and consider whether they have seen them before.

• 1a1 : Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees

Identifying wild plants Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a002.

I can identify some common wild plants.

Children use a word bank and pictures to identify common wild plants. They explore ways of grouping them and think about whether or not they have seen them before.

Identifying trees Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a003.

I can identify some common trees using their shapes, leaves and seeds.

Children use a word bank and pictures to identify common trees, with reference to their shape, leaves, fruit and seeds. They think about whether the trees lose their leaves or not in the autumn and whether or not the trees are familiar.

Plants in our local area Investigation

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a004.

I can identify plants in my local area.

Children use a tally chart to investigate the local area and find out how many of 5 different plants there are. They show their results on a simple pictogram. They perform some data handling and analysis, considering which plant was the most common.

• ks1w2 : observing closely, using simple equipment
• ks1w6 : gathering and recording data to help in answering questions

Labelling a plant Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a005.

I can label the main parts of a flowering plant.

Children colour and label the four main parts of a flowering plant - flower, stem, leaf and roots. They discuss the function of each of the four parts.

Parts of a plant Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a006.

I can explain what the different parts of a flowering plant do.

Children label the 4 main parts of a daisy plant (flower, stem, roots and leaves) and explain their function by cutting and pasting simple descriptions.

Labelling different plants Worksheet

Outstanding science year 1 | plants | os1a008.

I can label the main parts of different plants.

Children use a word bank to label the different parts of a range of plants. The parts include petals, roots, stem, leaves, trunk, branch, seed, flower, fruit and bulb.

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Science year 1 what's growing in our gardens.

Explore the outdoor area of school and look at plants that are growing. Talk about what they are and what they will look like when they are fully grown. Map out the school garden area and decorate with sketches, facts and labels. Plant chitted potatoes and set up a garden centre in the classroom. Examine a flower and make a large model in the classroom, do leaf rubbings and then create a large piece of art on the playground floor.

Session 1 Going and growing outside

Explore the outdoor area of school and look at plants that are growing. Talk about what they are and what they will look like when they are fully grown. Map out the school garden area and decorate with sketches, facts and labels.

Science Objectives i) Identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees.

ii) Identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees.

Working Scientifically

• Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways.
• Observe closely, using simple equipment.
• Perform simple tests.
• Identify and classify.
• Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
• Gather and record data to help answer questions.

Extended Writing Opportunities Labels, lists and signs: Draw a diagram of the school garden with labels. Make signs for the school garden.

You Will Need

Provided Resources

• Images and close-up drawings of fruit

Additional Resources

• Local fruit and vegetables
• Chopping boards
• Sketch books
• Magnifying glasses
• Large sheet of card
• Marker pens
• Unit Resources

Weblinks Mr Tumble grows things in his garden from www.YouTube.com

Lesson Planning

• Examine, draw and taste a range of fruits and vegetables that could be grown in a garden.
• Talk about experiences of growing plants or about someone they know who has a garden.
• Identify, label and sketch growing plants.
• Make a map of the garden plot, identifying the plants and predicting what they will turn into when they are fully grown. Label the map with any recognisable mini-beast habitats or sketches of mini-beasts found in the area.
• Discuss a range of fruit and vegetables and make close observations and drawings.
• Identify and closely observe plants outside the school building.
• Make a collective map of the garden plot, labelling the plants and predicting what they will turn into when they are fully grown.

Investigation - exploring Go outside to the school garden to look at plants. Make a map of the garden plot, identifying the plants and predicting what they will turn into when they are fully grown.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, similar to, different from

Session 2 One potato, two potato

Look at different potatoes and potato products. Working in teams, prepare tubs for growing, and plant a chitted potato. As a team, how will you keep your potato plant healthy?

• How to chit potatoes sheet
• Different varieties of potatoes
• Chopping boards & potato masher
• Chitted potatoes
• Tubs, bags or large cardboard boxes
• Lolly sticks

Weblinks Information on how to chit and grow potatoes from https://www.gardenersworld.com Small potatoes clip from www.YouTube.com

• Share knowledge about potatoes, including how they are grown and in what forms we can eat them.
• Look at and compare different types of potato.
• Prepare tubs , plant chitted seed potatoes and make predictions.
• Consider what we need to do to encourage our seed potato to grow and produce lots of potatoes.
• Share what they already know about potatoes, including how they are grown and in what forms we can eat them.
• Consider the different types of potato, including their similarities and differences.
• Work in teams to prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes.
• Consider what each team needs to do to look after the potato plants.

Investigation - exploring In groups, prepare tubs and plant chitted potatoes.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, similar to, different from, potato, chitting

Session 3 Garden centres and seeds

Set up a garden centre in the classroom and plant seeds in a jar or bag. Predict what will happen and start to watch them grow. How will you keep your seeds healthy?

• Different gardens resource
• Examples of classroom garden centres
• How to grow a bean in a bag
• My bean in a bag diary
• Things for setting up a garden centre in the classroom - small plants, role play cakes, till, baskets, plastic food, paper, pens, card for signs etc.
• Dried bean seeds & paper towels
• Stapler & ruler
• Plastic bag (the A4 sized kind which seals at the top works best)

Weblinks Lowden Garden Centre from www.YouTube.com Information video for teachers on sprouting bean seeds from www.YouTube.com Time lapse video of a sprouting bean seed (3.26 mins) from www.YouTube.com

• Share knowledge about gardens and gardeners.
• Design and set up a garden centre in the classroom.
• Plant a bean in a bag and keep it in the classroom garden centre.
• Predict the outcomes of the bean and seeds and set up a diary to observe the growth over time.
• Consider what seeds need in order to be able to grow and how you can keep seeds healthy.
• Understand what a garden is and how varied they are.
• Plant a bean seed in a bag and consider what seeds need to be able to grow.
• Predict the outcomes of the bean seeds and set up a diary to observe the growth over time.

Investigation - observing over time Design and set up a garden centre in the classroom. Plant a bean in a jar and seeds in a bag and keep them in the classroom garden centre.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, different, seeds, garden centre

Session 4 What lives in the garden?

Go outside and look carefully at the plants and flowers. Understand more of the role pollen plays in the growing of fruit and vegetables and create a large pollen sculpture out of clay!

• Who's eaten the plant? resource
• What is pollen? resource
• How to make a clay pollen grain
• Sketchbooks
• Air-drying clay
• Explore the school garden (or a selected area of the playground).
• Examine plants for signs of them having been eaten. Consider what may have eaten the plants and what else might be living in that place.
• Look carefully at pollen and understand more about the role it plays in the growing of plants.
• Create large pollen sculptures out of clay.
• Use the scientific vocabulary associated with plants.
• Examine plants for signs of them having been eaten and consider what is eating them.
• Understand what pollen is and the role it plays in helping to make new plants.
• Appreciate the wide variety of pollen grain designs and create large pollen sculptures out of clay.

Investigation - exploring Create large pollen sculptures out of clay and display, along with facts, in the classroom.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, weed, change, living, water, healthy, pollen, flower

Session 5 What is inside a flower?

Ever wondered what is inside a flower? Take a look at flowers outside in the playground and then make a large model in the classroom.

Extended Writing Opportunities Labels, lists and signs: Make a large model of the inside of a flower and label the main parts. Information text: Explain the main parts of a flower and their purpose.

• Flower Song
• Ideas for junk flowers
• Cut flowers
• Flowers from the playground
• White paper
• Lots of junk modelling materials (tubes, boxes, cardboard, pipe cleaners, tape, etc.)

Weblinks Interesting article for teachers on the insects view of a flower from www.bbc.co.uk

• Find flowering plants and carefully examine them with a magnifying glass. Sketch and photograph them.
• Take a flowering plant to pieces and label the parts.
• Model a flowering plant using junk modelling materials.
• Understand the basic structure of a flower and the basic function of the main parts.
• Carefully examine flowers with a magnifying glass and become familiar with the inside of a flower.
• Make a large model of the inside of a flower using junk modelling materials.
• Understand the basic structure of a flowering plant and the basic function of the main parts.

Investigation - exploring, researching and analysing secondary sources Find flowers outside in the playground and carefully examine them with a magnifying glass. Sketch and photograph them. Make a large model of the inside of a flower using junk modelling materials.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, deciduous, evergreen, roots, stem, leaves, flower

Session 6 What is inside a tree?

Look around at all the different trees in the area. Do leaf and bark rubbings outside, talk about trees and then create a large piece of art on the playground floor.

• Images of trees
• Tree measuring challenge
• Leaves from deciduous and evergreen trees
• Wax crayons
• Tape measures or paper rulers
• Coloured paper
• Strips of material (browns, greens, orange)
• Skipping ropes
• Large pieces of fabric
• Note a variety of trees and discuss their similarities and differences.
• Take bark and leaf rubbings using paper and wax crayons.
• Represent a tree through playground art and record their art pieces.
• Invite another class to see their art work.
• Explore the outdoor area, looking specifically at the trees.
• Discuss and become familiar with the similarities and differences between evergreen and deciduous trees.
• Represent a tree through playground art, using cloths, chalk and found materials.
• Show an awareness of the role of the roots, bark, trunk, branches and leaves of a tree.

Investigation - exploring Do bark and leaf rubbings using paper and wax crayons. Understand the basic structure of a tree and what goes on inside. Represent the inside of a tree through playground art, using cloths, chalk and found materials.

Vocabulary Plant, leaf, grow, deciduous, evergreen, roots, stem, leaves, flower, trunk, bark

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Plants: Year 1 & Year 2 (Key Stage 1)

A suite of five lesson plans with activities on Plants for Key Stage 1 children, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation, which contains many fantastic photographs, so children can have a go at identifying common plants and trees.  Areas covered:

• How seeds & bulbs grow
• What plants need to grow & stay healthy
• Basic structure of plants
• Common wild & garden plants
• Deciduous & evergreen trees

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Identifying Plants

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This KS1 plants planning for Year 1 will teach your class to observe, identify, compare, classify and describe UK plants. They will become familiar with different types of plants, including wild plants, garden plants and trees. They will use the terms 'deciduous', 'evergreen', 'leaves', 'stem', 'flower', blossom' and many more to describe a wide variety of plants. They will also be encouraged to observe how plants change over time, all through a variety of fun activities.

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This complete, ready-to-teach 'Identifying Plants' Year 1 Science planning pack contains all the lesson plans, slideshow presentations, experiments, activity ideas and printable worksheets and resources you need to teach these KS1 plants lessons. Just download, teach and watch your class sprout into botanists!

#Lesson1Whatisaplant

The first lesson in this Year 1 plants planning series of lessons helps your class identify a variety of common plants and their seeds, including sunflowers, poppies, broad beans and peppers.

They will start to notice that plants have different features and use these features to distinguish between them. You will have the option of either planting seeds and predicting their growth or going on a plant hunt and documenting what you find.

This downloadable, ready-to-teach lesson, contains a detailed plan, engaging slideshow presentation and printable teaching resources. Scroll through the image slideshow to see the resources in more detail.

What's included:

• Lesson plan
• Activity ideas
• Differentiated worksheets
• Growing seeds video

#Lesson2GardenPlants

This garden plants Year 1 lesson introduces a variety of UK garden plants to your class. It explains not all plants have flowers and how to identify a variety of flowering plants and trees. Your class will have the opportunity to either name and describe a variety of plants or design a garden containing their chosen plants.

This downloadable lesson comes with a lesson plan, a slideshow presentation and teaching resources.

• Picture cards

#Lesson3WildPlants

Now that your class have learnt about garden plants they will learn about wild plants. They will be encouraged to think about and describe the characteristics of the plants, including their colour and height. Your class will then identify and compare wild plants. When working independently they will either use a classification key to name and identify plants or they will match descriptions to pictures while playing dominoes.

This downloadable lesson contains a lesson plan, slideshow presentation and printable teaching resources.

• Domino cards

#Lesson4DeciduousandEvergreentrees

This downloadable deciduous and evergreen trees year 1 science lesson explores the similarities and differences between different trees. Your class will become familiar with scientific terms used to describe tress. They will discover what the terms mean by examining pictures and the trees around them. Your class will get the opportunity to identify and sort trees into categories, either in the classroom through pictures or on a walk of your local area.

This ready-to-teach lesson contains a plan, slideshow presentation and printable teaching resources.

• Tree identification chart

#Lesson5Labellingthepartsofaplant

This parts of a plant Year 1 lesson identifies the main parts of a plant, including the leaves, petals, flowers, roots and stem. Your class will be challenged to find and label the parts on a variety of different plants. Your class will then draw and label the roots of a tree and a flowering plant. The alternative activity involves them drawing and labelling flowering plants.

#Lesson6Plantlifecycles

In this final 'Identifying Plants' lesson your class will be able to observe how the plants from lesson one have changed as they explore plant life cycles. They will watch a time lapse video to help them visualise the changes, then they will then examine how their seeds have grown or look for signs of change on the plant walk. Your class will also be able to consolidate their learning by making a seed story wheel.

This downloadable ready-to-teach lesson contains a plan, slideshow presentation, time lapse video and printable teaching resources.

• Time lapse video
• Seed story wheel
• End of unit quiz

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Curriculum Objectives covered

Year 1/2 working scientifically objectives.

• asking simple questions and recognising that they can be answered in different ways
• observing closely, using simple equipment
• identifying and classifying
• using their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions
• gathering and recording data to help in answering questions

Year 1 Plants Objectives

• identify and name a variety of common wild and garden plants, including deciduous and evergreen trees
• identify and describe the basic structure of a variety of common flowering plants, including trees

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The Sill Is One of Our New Favorite Places To Buy Outdoor Plants

It's our grow-to!

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There are so many places to buy plants—it can be a challenge to find your go-to spot. But we've recently discovered that it's almost impossible to go wrong with The Sill, which offers just about everything your windowsill needs. The brand has also recently ventured into the outdoor garden space. 

“I’m so excited for The Sill’s next chapter. We’ve been growing with our customers (pun intended!) for more than a decade, helping them hone their plant parent skills and expand their collections. So the logical next step—both for our business and our customers—is the outdoor category," says The Sill's CEO and founder, Eliza Blank. "The Sill is known as a resource for folks to not just find their new favorite plants, but also to learn how to be the best plant parents they can be, and we can’t wait to bring that sense of exploration to porches, patios, and yards all over the country.”

Here’s everything you need to know about the brand’s outdoor plant launch, along with some favorite picks from The Sill’s plant expert, Paris Lalicata, who also shares a few tips for beginner outdoor gardeners. With more than 150 new items in this line, the hardest part is choosing which outdoor plants to add to your cart.

Go Yard-to-Table With Fruit Trees

Meals are about to be next-level with The Sill. Lalicata is super excited about fruit trees and berry bushes. “Especially considering the growing trend of plant parenthood and the desire for self-sustainability—it’s really fun to be able to walk outside and grab a few blueberries for your morning yogurt!”

Several varieties of cherry, peach, and even apple trees are available. Or elevate your next charcuterie board with four different kinds of figs.

More of a berry person? Why not grow raspberries, blackberries, or even goji berries? 

Wish Christmas Was Year-Round? Get an Evergreen

Thinking about growing your own Christmas tree? You’ll be thrilled to learn that The Sill now carries evergreens. “Some evergreens can be fast-growing, and they provide year-round privacy regardless of the season since evergreens don't shed their leaves,” says Lalicata. “Evergreens are also low-maintenance due to their hardiness and need for minimal care. Some are drought-resistant and can be adapted to a variety of soils.” 

Love a Bouquet? Grow Your Own

Two of Lalicata’s favorite offerings are flowering shrubs and trees. They add beauty and color to any garden, she explains. “Flowering shrubs and trees add bursts of color and beauty to the garden including hydrangeas, roses, and flowering cherry trees. Plant parents love growing flowers as they add a focal point to the garden, attract pollinators, and depending on the species, provide seasonal interest.”

Tips for Beginners

Growing your own garden isn’t always easy, especially if you are new to it, but according to Lalicata, it is doable. “The main reason plants don’t succeed is because they’re planted in the wrong spot or in a way that doesn’t allow for the conditions it needs to thrive. All of our plants come with detailed care instructions, including information about how much to water and how much sun they need—follow those and almost anything can be easy .”

It’s also crucial to know your planting zone so you can select the plants most likely to thrive in your location. “Gardening success often requires an understanding of the climate conditions suitable for different plant species. A valuable tool for gauging these conditions is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map ,” she explains. “USDA Plant Hardiness Zones are geographical areas classified according to the coldest temperatures of the region. Zones range from 1 (coldest) to 13 (warmest), and knowing your zone will help you select plants that can withstand your local climate conditions.”

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Plants and growth

What are plants?

Plants are living things that grow from the soil and turn light from the Sun into food. Plants can be big or small, from giant trees to tiny patches of moss.

Plants use a process called photosynthesis to turn sunlight into food in their leaves. They can then use this food to grow. To help them do this, they also need water and nutrients that they take from the soil with their roots, and carbon dioxide that they absorb from the air.

Top 10 facts

• Plants turn light from the Sun into food that they need to grow.
• Plants also need water and nutrients from the soil , and carbon dioxide from the air .
• Animals can eat plants so that they can use the food the plants created to grow too. Animals can’t turn energy from the sun into food so they have to get it by eating plants or by eating other animals.
• The biggest type of plant on earth is a tree called the giant redwood. Some of these trees are as tall as a 15-storey building, and up to 3,500 years old.
• Most plants reproduce by creating seeds using pollen from other plants of the same type.
• Plants use flowers to attract insects to carry pollen from one plant to the next.
• Flowers contain a sugary liquid called ‘nectar’ that the insects eat and while they are in the flower, they get pollen on them that they carry to the next flower they go to.
• Some plants spread their seeds by letting them float on the wind, other plants encourage animals to eat them and some plants just drop them on the ground.
• Not all plants get all their energy from sunlight. The Venus flytrap and pitcher plants trap and eat insects!
• Some people are allergic to pollen. All the pollen in the air in the spring makes them sneeze. This is called ‘hayfever’.

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• Plants need light to grow. If you put one plant on a windowsill in the sunlight, and one plant in a dark cupboard, the plant in the sunlight will be green and healthy and the plant in the cupboard will start to die.
• Brightly coloured flowers look very pretty to us, but that’s not why plants grow them. The bright colours and patterns on the flower petals are very attractive to insects . The insects come to the flowers to drink nectar, and they carry pollen from one plant to the next.
• When a plant has been pollinated, it creates a seed (or lots of seeds). These seeds will make the next generation of plants. A seed contains the start of a new plant and some food to help it grow until it’s big enough to get food on its own.
• When a seed sprouts and starts to grow, it is called ‘germination’. You can see germination in action by taking some seeds and putting them on a damp piece of kitchen towel in a dark cupboard. This makes the seed think it’s in some moist soil, and it will start to grow after a few days.
• Lots of types of animal only eat plants. They are called ‘herbivores’.
• The huge variety of fruit and vegetables that you find in the supermarket doesn’t just turn up there by chance. They have to be carefully grown and looked after. People who grow plants for people to eat are called farmers.

Can you spot all these images in the gallery?

• A man sitting at the base of a giant redwood tree (this is the third largest redwood tree in the world) (Credit: Mdvaden via Wikimedia)
• A honey bee extracting nectar
• A hummingbird drinking nectar from a flower
• Looking up at a giant redwood tree
• Lots of different kinds of fruits. All of these contain seeds
• Lavender growing in a field
• A sundew swamp plant

Plants often go to a lot of trouble to attract animals that will help them pollinate their flowers or spread their seeds. Some flowers are shaped so that only certain kinds of insects or birds are able to get into the flower to collect the nectar.

Sunflowers grow into tall flowers very quickly. If you plant sunflowers in different places in the garden – some in shady corners, some in sunny spots – you can see which ones grow the fastest by measuring them every day.

Animals eat plants to get the food that they need to grow because only plants can convert energy from the Sun into food. Even animals like lions and tigers that only eat meat rely on plants for their food because the animals that the lions and tigers eat get their food from plants. This is called the food chain .

Insects aren’t the only type of creatures that plants use to help with pollination. Some small birds like the hummingbird or small bats are involved in the pollination process too.

When a flower has been pollinated, seeds will develop in the ovaries at the bottom of the flower. These seeds will grow into plants of the same species and the plant will use animals, wind or an explosive seed pod to spread them around.

Some seeds are very light, like the seeds from a dandelion, and plants use the wind to carry these long distances. Other seeds grow in pods like peas – when these pods dry out, the pod will burst and fire the seeds away from the plant.

Many plants use animals to spread their seeds , and they can do this in different ways. Some seeds have hooks on them so that they catch on fur or skin, and the animal carries them a long way before the seed falls off. Some seeds develop into fruits – this is when the flesh of the ovary that the seed is in grows into something that animals like to eat (like tomatoes, cherries or apples) – the animals eat the fruit and then either spit out the seeds or they come out in their poo.

Carnivorous plants are plants that also eat meat. They use sticky pads or slippery tubes to trap animals (mostly insects) inside them and then they dissolve them and eat them. Venus flytraps and pitcher plants are examples of these.

Some plants live for a very short amount of time before they flower and spread their seeds. Many types of plant that we like to eat (like tomatoes or cucumbers) only live for one year and die in the winter. Other plants can live for several years and some plants like trees can live for hundreds, or even thousands of years!

Words to know:

Bulb – a form some plants take when they are dormant; some plants like daffodils or onions survive the winter as a bulb under the soil, and grow new stalks and leaves in the spring Carpel – the female reproductive parts of a flower; it receives pollen from other plants and protects seeds while they develop Deciduous – deciduous trees are ones that shed their leaves in winter; leaves on these trees are normally wide and flat Evergreen – evergreen trees (also called conifers) are ones that keep their leaves all year around; they often have leaves shaped like needles Flower – a flower contains the reproductive parts of a plant; they are often brightly coloured to attract insects Fruit – flesh surrounding a seed or seeds that makes it attractive for animals to eat them Germination – the process of a seed starting to grow to create a new plant Leaves – plants have these on their branches or stem, and normally use them to make food from sunlight; this is called photosynthesis. Ovary – a chamber at the base of the carpel; this contains ovules that are fertilised by pollen to create seeds Nectar – a sugary liquid that is found in many flowers; nectar attracts insects to drink it and encourages them to travel from flower to flower spreading pollen Petal – special leaves that are part of a flower. They are often brightly coloured to attract insects Photosynthesis – the process plants use to make food from sunlight; it also needs carbon dioxide from the air, and water from the soil Pollen – pollen is needed to create seeds to grow new plants; sometimes pollen is carried on the wind, and sometimes it is carried from plant to plant by insects Seed – seeds are created using pollen from other plants; they are a new plant and normally need some food to help it start to grow Stalk/stem – the central part of the plant that all the leaves and branches connect to; in trees, this is called the trunk Stamen – the male reproductive parts of the flower; they are covered in pollen that either rubs off on passing insects or is blown away by the wind Stigma – this is at the top of the carpel; its job is to catch pollen that is floating on the wind or is on the back of an insect that has come to the flower Style – a tube in the centre of the carpel to take pollen to the ovary Tree – large plants that live a long time, have a very tough, woody stem called a trunk, and normally have lots and lots of leaves and a large number of branches Tuber – part of the stem or root used to store food by the plant; potatoes and carrots are tubers Vegetable – bits of plant we eat that aren’t fruits; most vegetables are the root, stem or leaves of the plant

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• Visit Kew Gardens in London to find out more about plants and see unusual species
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• Visit the Botanical Gardens in Bristol
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• Visit the Botanical Gardens in Durham
• Visit the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham
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